Helmut Schmid was born on April 8, 1925 in Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Die Dame ist nicht fürs Feuer (1960), Der Stechlin (1975) and Die Tintenfische (1966). He was previously married to Liselotte Pulver. He died on July 18, 1992 in Heiligenschwendi, Bern, Switzerland.